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Boxes of kitchenware

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription70280
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1978
Collection/Fonds
Bill Jeffries fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of cardboard boxes filled with kitchenware at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. An unidentified vendor is barely visible sitting behind the cardboard boxes.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1978
Collection/Fonds
Bill Jeffries fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
528-014
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2011-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of cardboard boxes filled with kitchenware at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. An unidentified vendor is barely visible sitting behind the cardboard boxes.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Automobile Parking Lots
Transportation - Automobiles
Names
Lougheed Drive-In Theatre
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Jeffries, Bill
Notes
Title based on contents of item
1 b&w print (12.5 x 17.5 cm) accompanying
Geographic Access
Lougheed Highway
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
West Central Valley Area
Images
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Eating french fries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription70270
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1978
Collection/Fonds
Bill Jeffries fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two unidentified vendors eating french fries behind their table of household goods at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1978
Collection/Fonds
Bill Jeffries fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
528-004
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2011-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of two unidentified vendors eating french fries behind their table of household goods at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Automobile Parking Lots
Transportation - Automobiles
Names
Lougheed Drive-In Theatre
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Jeffries, Bill
Notes
Title based on contents of item
1 b&w print (12.5 x 17.5 cm) accompanying
Geographic Access
Lougheed Highway
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
West Central Valley Area
Images
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Interview with Reidun Seim by Kathy Bossort January 13, 2016 - Track 12

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory661
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1963-2015
Length
0:13:53
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about the building of Simon Fraser University and how it impacted the neighborhood on Curtis Street, including increase in property values, traffic volume and speeding, street congestion due to parking, and students renting local homes. She…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about the building of Simon Fraser University and how it impacted the neighborhood on Curtis Street, including increase in property values, traffic volume and speeding, street congestion due to parking, and students renting local homes. She talks about how the building of the Burnaby Mountain Parkway helped alleviate the traffic problem. She also talks about how SFU has benefitted Burnaby.
Date Range
1963-2015
Length
0:13:53
Names
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby Mountain Parkway
Subjects
Geographic Features - Neighbourhoods
Transportation
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Curtis Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lochdale Area
Westridge Area
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
January 13, 2016
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Reidun Seim conducted by Kathy Bossort. Reidun Seim was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Reidun Seim’s memories about her parent’s farm on Curtis Street, events in her childhood, and the people who lived in or visited her neighborhood. She takes us on a tour of her neighborhood in the 1940s, telling us stories about families who lived on Curtis Street on and east of 7300 block, including people who lived on Burnaby Mountain in the old Hastings Grove subdivision above the end of municipal water service at Philips Avenue. She describes changes to Curtis Street, particularly after it provided access to Simon Fraser University in 1965. She also talks about her teaching career, and about how she values the green space and conservation area on Burnaby Mountain.
Biographical Notes
Reidun Seim was born in 1931 in Vancouver B.C. to Sjur and Martine Seim. Sjur and Martine Seim emigrated to Canada from Norway in 1930, and after settling in Vancouver, moved to an acre of land and a new home at the base of Burnaby Mountain in 1932. Sjur attended UBC to learn about poultry farming and began his own chicken and egg business in 1935. The farm animals and large garden also contributed to the family’s livelihood and self-sufficiency. The Curtis Street neighborhood was a lively place and extended well up Curtis Street on the west slope of Burnaby Mountain, where Reidun would babysit for families. Reidun attended Sperling Avenue Elementary School (Gr. 1-8), Burnaby North High School, and Vancouver Normal School for teacher training in 1950-1951. She began teaching primary grades in Port Coquitlam at James Park School. Most of her career was spent in North Delta, teaching at Kennedy and Annieville schools from 1954-1958, appointed Primary Consultant (1958-1960) and Primary Supervisor (1960-1985), before retiring in 1986. Reidun lived at home with her parents on Curtis Street, commuting to Delta, and continues to live in the original farmhouse.
Total Tracks
14
Total Length
2:35:58
Interviewee Name
Seim, Reidun
Interview Location
Burnaby City Hall in the Law Library
Interviewer Bio
Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series
Media Type
Sound Recording
Audio Tracks

Track twelve of interview with Reidun Seim

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Looking west along the back lane

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91859
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1978]
Collection/Fonds
Small family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 13 cm x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the back lane between Dominion Street and Norfolk Street. The Roberts' house at 5538 Dominion Street is visible between the trees and a Volvo and VW bug are parked on the property. The lane was paved in February 1970.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1978]
Collection/Fonds
Small family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 13 cm x 9 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
620-040
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2017-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of the back lane between Dominion Street and Norfolk Street. The Roberts' house at 5538 Dominion Street is visible between the trees and a Volvo and VW bug are parked on the property. The lane was paved in February 1970.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Geographic Features - Lanes
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Transcribed title
Title transcribed from donor's notes
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "P.3"
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Prob. 1978"
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Looking forwards front of house from Back Lane/Driveway / Volvo VW bug"
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "If red. [illegible] 1977 or 1978 / (until 1981?) when I got this Red Volvo after [illegible] / [illegible] in Dec 1985 [arrow] 2003"
Street Address
3131 Douglas Road
5118 Douglas Road
5538 Dominion Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Ardingley-Sprott Area
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Lougheed Drive-in swap meet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription70286
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1978
Collection/Fonds
Bill Jeffries fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of customers and vendors at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1978
Collection/Fonds
Bill Jeffries fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
528-019
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2011-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of customers and vendors at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Automobile Parking Lots
Transportation - Automobiles
Names
Lougheed Drive-In Theatre
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Jeffries, Bill
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Geographic Access
Lougheed Highway
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
West Central Valley Area
Images
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Radios, paintings and sunglasses

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription70282
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1978
Collection/Fonds
Bill Jeffries fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a table filled with radios and sunglasses at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. Paintings have been propped against a pickup truck behind the table and two unidentified vendors are behind the table with potential customers out in front.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1978
Collection/Fonds
Bill Jeffries fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
528-016
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2011-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of a table filled with radios and sunglasses at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. Paintings have been propped against a pickup truck behind the table and two unidentified vendors are behind the table with potential customers out in front.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Automobile Parking Lots
Transportation - Automobiles
Arts - Paintings
Telecommunication Tools and Equipment - Radios
Names
Lougheed Drive-In Theatre
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Jeffries, Bill
Notes
Title based on contents of item
1 b&w print (12.5 x 17.5 cm) accompanying
Geographic Access
Lougheed Highway
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
West Central Valley Area
Images
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Radios, toasters and other electronic devices

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription70267
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1978
Collection/Fonds
Bill Jeffries fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a table filled with radios, toasters, sound equipment and other electronic devices at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. An unidentified vendor is standing at the table, looking away from the camera.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1978
Collection/Fonds
Bill Jeffries fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
528-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2011-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of a table filled with radios, toasters, sound equipment and other electronic devices at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. An unidentified vendor is standing at the table, looking away from the camera.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Automobile Parking Lots
Transportation - Automobiles
Telecommunication Tools and Equipment - Radios
Names
Lougheed Drive-In Theatre
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Jeffries, Bill
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Geographic Access
Lougheed Highway
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
West Central Valley Area
Images
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Speakers and car radios

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription70350
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1978
Collection/Fonds
Bill Jeffries fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a table of speakers, car radios and other items at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. An unidentified vendor is sitting on the trunk of a Chevrolet parked behind the table.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1978
Collection/Fonds
Bill Jeffries fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
528-046
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2011-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of a table of speakers, car radios and other items at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. An unidentified vendor is sitting on the trunk of a Chevrolet parked behind the table.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Automobile Parking Lots
Transportation - Automobiles
Names
Lougheed Drive-In Theatre
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Jeffries, Bill
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Geographic Access
Lougheed Highway
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
West Central Valley Area
Images
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Swap meet furniture and clothing

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription70281
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1978
Collection/Fonds
Bill Jeffries fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a bed covered in clothing at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. An unidentified vendor is standing at his pickup truck next to his wares.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1978
Collection/Fonds
Bill Jeffries fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
528-015
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2011-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of a bed covered in clothing at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. An unidentified vendor is standing at his pickup truck next to his wares.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Automobile Parking Lots
Transportation - Automobiles
Furniture
Clothing
Names
Lougheed Drive-In Theatre
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Jeffries, Bill
Notes
Title based on contents of item
1 b&w print (12.5 x 17.5 cm) accompanying
Geographic Access
Lougheed Highway
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
West Central Valley Area
Images
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Table filled with books

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription70284
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1978
Collection/Fonds
Bill Jeffries fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a table filled mainly with books, with three unidentified vendors standing behind it, at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1978
Collection/Fonds
Bill Jeffries fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
528-018
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2011-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of a table filled mainly with books, with three unidentified vendors standing behind it, at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Automobile Parking Lots
Transportation - Automobiles
Documentary Artifacts - Books
Names
Lougheed Drive-In Theatre
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Jeffries, Bill
Notes
Title based on contents of item
1 b&w print (12.5 x 17.5 cm) accompanying
Geographic Access
Lougheed Highway
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
West Central Valley Area
Images
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Teacup and saucer sets

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription70288
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1978
Collection/Fonds
Bill Jeffries fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a table filled mainly with teacup and saucer sets at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1978
Collection/Fonds
Bill Jeffries fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
528-020
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2011-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of a table filled mainly with teacup and saucer sets at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Automobile Parking Lots
Transportation - Automobiles
Names
Lougheed Drive-In Theatre
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Jeffries, Bill
Notes
Title based on contents of item
1 b&w print (12.5 x 17.5 cm) accompanying
Geographic Access
Lougheed Highway
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
West Central Valley Area
Images
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Burnaby Lake Sign (Nature House)

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93629
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 22, 1977
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the sign welcoming the public to the Nature House and Burnaby Lake. The sign depicts a map of Burnaby Lake and points of interest, including the rowing complex, pool, ice rink, and Old Mill Site. A smaller sign shows the address of 4519 Piper and a small footbridge is in the backgroun…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 22, 1977
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
556-586
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2017-57
Scope and Content
Photograph of the sign welcoming the public to the Nature House and Burnaby Lake. The sign depicts a map of Burnaby Lake and points of interest, including the rowing complex, pool, ice rink, and Old Mill Site. A smaller sign shows the address of 4519 Piper and a small footbridge is in the background. The photograph is taken facing southwest.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Parks
Buildings - Civic
Buildings - Recreational
Names
Burnaby Lake Nature House
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Surridge, Jack
Notes
Title taken from project information form
Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
BPL no. 35
Geographic Access
Burnaby Lake Regional Nature Park
Street Address
4519 Piper Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
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Nature House

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93628
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 22, 1977
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Burnaby Lake Nature House at 4519 Piper Avenue in Burnaby Lake Regional Park. The photograph is taken facing southwest. The Nature House was built in 1940. The sign for the Nature House is just visible on the left side of the photograph, and canoes are stacked outside beside the b…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 22, 1977
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
556-585
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2017-57
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Burnaby Lake Nature House at 4519 Piper Avenue in Burnaby Lake Regional Park. The photograph is taken facing southwest. The Nature House was built in 1940. The sign for the Nature House is just visible on the left side of the photograph, and canoes are stacked outside beside the building.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic
Buildings - Recreational
Geographic Features - Parks
Names
Burnaby Lake Nature House
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Surridge, Jack
Notes
Title taken from project information form
Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
BPL no. 34
Geographic Access
Burnaby Lake Regional Nature Park
Street Address
4519 Piper Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
Images
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Swimming Pool Robert Burnaby Park

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93641
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 19, 1977
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the swimming pool and adjacent pool building in Robert Burnaby Park. The photograph is taken facing north, from a nearby high point.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 19, 1977
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
556-598
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2017-57
Scope and Content
Photograph of the swimming pool and adjacent pool building in Robert Burnaby Park. The photograph is taken facing north, from a nearby high point.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Parks
Buildings - Recreational - Outdoor Swimming Pools
Buildings - Recreational - Swimming Pools
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Surridge, Jack
Notes
Title taken from project information form
Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
BPL no. 48
Geographic Access
Robert Burnaby Park
Street Address
8175 Wedgewood Street
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lakeview-Mayfield Area
Images
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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 8

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory509
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1947-1990
Length
00:11:47
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Don Brown identifying old businesses and stores on Kingsway, and talking about the operation of the interurban, the lack of cars after the war, and the two vehicles used by the Burnaby police in 1948. He talks about the expansion of Burnaby in the 1950‘s and t…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Don Brown identifying old businesses and stores on Kingsway, and talking about the operation of the interurban, the lack of cars after the war, and the two vehicles used by the Burnaby police in 1948. He talks about the expansion of Burnaby in the 1950‘s and the attempts to preserve heritage buildings and trees, historic records, and green space
Date Range
1947-1990
Photo Info
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979
Length
00:11:47
Subjects
Public Services - Policing
Transportation - Automobiles
Buildings - Commercial
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Marlborough Area
Maywood Area
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
February 26, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.
Total Tracks
14
Total Length
01:35:07
Interviewee Name
Brown, Donald N. "Don"
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
Transcript Available
Transcript available
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Images
Audio Tracks
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Libonati's Gun Shop exterior

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66101
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1970]
Collection/Fonds
Libonati family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg)
Scope and Content
Photograph depicts an exterior view of Libonati's Gun Shop and Sporting Goods at 4261 Kingsway, along with other businesses on that block. Businesses left to right: Quality Auto Electric, Libonati's Gun Shop and Sporting Goods and Inter City Bowl bowling alley. Not shown in the picture were two o…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1970]
Collection/Fonds
Libonati family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
522-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2011-02
Scope and Content
Photograph depicts an exterior view of Libonati's Gun Shop and Sporting Goods at 4261 Kingsway, along with other businesses on that block. Businesses left to right: Quality Auto Electric, Libonati's Gun Shop and Sporting Goods and Inter City Bowl bowling alley. Not shown in the picture were two other business east of the bowling alley; namely, Low Cost Transmission and Kilpatrick Nursing Home which was at the corner of Chaffey before Chaffey was realigned. Libonati's Gun Shop was owned and operated by Denzil (Dan) Libonati, a long-time Burnaby businessman. Cars in the picture are a 1959 Willy's Jeep (Denzil's) and 1958 Chevrolet (unknown owner).
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Stores
Transportation - Automobiles
Names
Libonati's Gun Shop
Media Type
Photograph
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
4261 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
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Old Orchard Shopping Centre

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93602
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 9, 1977
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Old Orchard Shopping Centre, located at Kingsway and Willingdon. The photograph is taken from across the intersection, facing northwest, and shows an IGA and a high-rise apartment building in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 9, 1977
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
556-559
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2017-57
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Old Orchard Shopping Centre, located at Kingsway and Willingdon. The photograph is taken from across the intersection, facing northwest, and shows an IGA and a high-rise apartment building in the background.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Malls
Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores
Buildings - Residential - Apartments
Names
Old Orchard Shopping Centre
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Chapman, Fred
Notes
Title taken from project information form
Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
BPL no. 3
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
4469 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
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Barnet Beach

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93650
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 20, 1977
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burrard Inlet, taken facing west from Barnet Beach. Capitol Hill and the Second Narrows Bridge are visible in the distance.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 20, 1977
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
556-607
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2017-57
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burrard Inlet, taken facing west from Barnet Beach. Capitol Hill and the Second Narrows Bridge are visible in the distance.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Beaches
Geographic Features - Inlets
Structures - Bridges
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Chapman, Fred
Notes
Title taken from project information form
Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
BPL no. 57
Geographic Access
Barnet Marine Park
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
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Burnaby Lake Show / originals

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91683
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1962-1995
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
71 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs compiled by Doreen Lawson for a slideshow presentation about Burnaby Lake. Slideshow primarily depicts the wildlife and foliage of Burnaby Lake, including: the American coot, green-winged teal, bufflehead, heron, american bittern, barn swallow, barn owl, painted turtle,…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1962-1995
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Physical Description
71 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Description Level
File
Record No.
618-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2015-15
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs compiled by Doreen Lawson for a slideshow presentation about Burnaby Lake. Slideshow primarily depicts the wildlife and foliage of Burnaby Lake, including: the American coot, green-winged teal, bufflehead, heron, american bittern, barn swallow, barn owl, painted turtle, muskrat, Canadian goose, beaver, wood duck, bullrushes, yellow and white waterlilies, yellow iris, and loosestrife. Also included in the slideshow are photographs of the BC Wildlife rescue and fisherman working in the Brunette River.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Animals - Birds
Animals
Geographic Features - Forests
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Lawson, Doreen A.
Chapman, Fred
Notes
Transcribed title
Title transcribed from sheets slides
Photographs contents are identified on many of the slide cases within the file.
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
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Burnaby Lake slide show

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91684
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1976-1999
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
85 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs compiled by Doreen Lawson for slideshow presentations about Burnaby Lake. Slideshow primarily depicts the wildlife and foliage of Burnaby Lake, including: the painted turtle, heron, American coot, coyote, barn owl, rainbow fry, Canadian goose, and beaver, as well as a v…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1976-1999
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Physical Description
85 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Description Level
File
Record No.
618-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2015-15
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs compiled by Doreen Lawson for slideshow presentations about Burnaby Lake. Slideshow primarily depicts the wildlife and foliage of Burnaby Lake, including: the painted turtle, heron, American coot, coyote, barn owl, rainbow fry, Canadian goose, and beaver, as well as a variety of scenic photographs of the Burnaby Lake shoreline with mountains and the Metrotown skyline in distance. Also included in file are photographs of people canoeing, kayaking, feeding geese, and participating in conservation activities including fencing trees and testing water levels. Photographs also depict the pipeline leading into Burnaby Lake, lake dredging equipment, and an oil slick.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Animals - Birds
Animals
Geographic Features - Forests
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Lawson, Doreen A.
Notes
Title based on contents of photographs
Note in black ink on recto of slide sheet photographs 618-002-1 : 618-002-9 originally housed in read: "Burnby Lake Slideshow"
Note in black ink on recto of slide sheet photographs 618-002-10 : 608-002-19 originally housed in read: "Burnaby Lake / Rejects (My Fav!)"
Photographs contents are identified on many of the slide cases within the file.
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
Images
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